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Friday, August 13, 2010

Weather break

One thing about the 6 item challenge is that if you air dry your clothes, you will inevitably have days where you can't wear anything. Yesterday was a big domestic labor day, so today has be heavy on the academic labor.The past two days have been blissfully cool and un-summer like in Brooklyn. Right now it's 73 degrees, sunny and breezy. I hope the first day of school is like this. Today, since I really need to finish at least one syllabus today, I am dressed like it's a teaching day, from my 6 items. I probably won't wear this on the first day (I like black on the first day, to set a somber/serious/NYC tone), but maybe for one of the nicer days in October, after I've established some rapport with students?

A couple non-fashiony things:

For the Cannucks: the Guardian thinks weed may cause economic downfall for our neighbors to the north.

A NYTimes "Modern Love" piece about the vagaries of couples in academia.

If you're a blogger and interested in helping out an awesome academic who studies the politics of fashion blogging, send me an email and I'll pass your information to a wonderful researcher.

My sleepy adult cat really really wanted to be in this picture. She got up as soon as I set up the camera, off the futon, and just sat right in front of the camera. After I took the camera down, she ran back to the futon.

I think this outfit would be lovely for the first day of class. I see what you're saying about liking a more decisive (black) palette, but the shapes are perfect! I'm getting kind of nervous about how to do the first day justice as a pregnant woman. No one ever said it would be easy.

This is ever so chic! I hope you will submit your somber black first day outfit to our first day conference! Good luck finishing your syllabi! Mine seem to be interminable tasks this time because of adjusting to new policies and verbiage....

Lula is so pretty! The Vampire Cat also cannot stay away from photos. He thinks of that little stool I stand on as his because it sort of is. He sits on it while I work in the kitchen; part of my ongoing efforts to keep him off the counters. I usually have to kick him off of it as I race into the frame.

And I agree with everyone here, this is a great polished-yet-approachable classroom look. And I love the key charm necklace.

A cat with an attitude...This outfit you have on looks pretty darned serious, Rad. Out here in cow country, this would be Definitely Urban. Maybe even Edgy. The subdued tones are great--it doesn't have to be all-black (which is kind of cliche, don't you think?) to Command Respect. Go ahead. Push it up to September.